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Job details
Job reference
WREQ000353
Date posted
15/08/2019
Application closing date
04/01/2020
Location
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Salary
£9.07/hour £12,557 (gross) per annum
Package
Generous benefits pacakgae
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Job category/type
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Catering & Food Distribution Assistant
Job description
THE CATERING DEPARTMENT
The Catering department is run by the Head of Catering and Hospitality who is supported by two managers. The College does not have a centralised dining room and each boarding house runs its own kitchen which caters for about 70 boys and guests. We employ nearly 30 Head Chefs and Chefs along with many Kitchen and Dining Room Assistants.
During the course of a day our Catering Department produces nearly 2,500 meals all from scratch and from fresh ingredients.
In addition to this we also cater for many functions, both for internal and external clients. The Functions team is led by the Functions Manager, who is assisted by Supervisors, and also Catering Assistants. The permanent team is supported when required by casual staff.
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Working within the College Catering Department, the post-holder will firstly report to the Chef Manager and then to the Head of College Catering & Hospitality.
The role will satisfy two needs:
Driving & Deliveries
* Delivery of meals to the school's Medical Centre, and presenting it for pupils;
* Delivery of meals to other venues around the campus;
* Delivery of pre-packed/picnic meals to school transport pick-up points;
* Delivery of food and drink to sports locations around campus, and, occasionally, locally;
* When required, delivery of catering equipment & provisions to the Headmaster's house or other venues;
* Any other delivery of provisions or catering equipment around campus that might be requested;
* Loading and unloading products onto the delivery vehicle and making sure that the loads are safely secured;
* Daily inspection of the delivery vehicle, before and after routes are complete;
* Cleaning of the vehicle at the start and end of each shift;
* School vehicles are returned to a secure place at the end of each shift, and the key security process is followed;
* Work with the rest of the catering team to lend a hand whenever needed;
* Complying with all Health & Safety requirements in both catering outlets and on the road;
* Any other duties, which may reasonably be asked of you by your Line Manager, or any other designated person within the school.
Catering/Kitchen work
* Helping to maintain cleanliness of College Kitchen and equipment;
* Assisting the Kitchen Assistants with the preparation of foodstuffs, including vegetables, and with the 'potwash';
* Providing any other assistance to the Chef Manager & Head of College Catering that might reasonably be requested;
* Maintain Food Hygiene certification, & undertake other relevant training the School may require, including but not limited to H&S, Allergies, First Aid, Manual Handling, Fire Safety and Safeguarding.
PERSONAL QUALITIES
This role is likely to suit applicants with previous experience of working in a food production environment who would also enjoy wider contact with the school's many different departments.
Applicants should have a current Food Hygiene certificate (or be willing to obtain one) and be physically fit enough to cope with the demands of the job, which will include loading a vehicle with insulated food boxes, carrying crates of crockery, etc.
In addition, applicants must hold a full UK driving licence and be aged 25+. Evidence of these points will be required from any candidate asked to attend an interview.
A smart appearance, a high standard of personal hygiene and a friendly personality are desirable.
TERMS OF SERVICE
START DATE
September 2019
HOURS OF WORK
The standard start-time will be 12 noon, with a finish time of 7 pm, Monday-Saturday, term-time only. The post holder will be expected to work occasional Sundays depending on termly routines. During weeks that include an Exeat weekend/Leave out, they may work 39 hours over fewer days. A weekly rota will be devised by the Catering management team and communicated in good time.
A half-hour unpaid break should be taken at a convenient time, but should be avoided during the first and last hours of any shift.
The post-holder will be expected to work occasionally to support school events, including but not limited to: an annual Saturday open-day each June (attendance required 8 am until 6 pm). Before and during these occasions it is likely that additional hours will be required: these should be authorised in advance by the Head of Catering & Hospitality.
There may be the opportunity to work extra hours during school holidays for additional pay, at events held for external customers or to support third party residential group bookings.
SALARY
The hourly rate is GBP 9.07 per hour which equates to a salary of GBP 12,557 (gross) per annum. Salary is paid monthly, in arrears, to a nominated bank account in 12 equal payments. Salary levels are reviewed on 1 September annually and pay for this role will next be reviewed in 2020.
UNIFORM AND FOOD
Certain items of uniform and protective clothing will be provided, including polo shirts, sweatshirts and safety footwear.
Laundering of uniform items is the responsibility of the individual.
Staff are not entitled to meals at the College's expense.
HOLIDAYS
This position is entitled pro rata to the statutory holidays. All holiday must be taken outside of normal working hours. Bank holidays which occur during term time are considered to be normal working days.
PROBATION AND NOTICE PERIODS
The first four working months of employment will be a probationary period. During this period conduct and performance will be reviewed. The College may extend the probationary period if it is deemed to be required. During the probationary period the notice required to terminate employment will be one week (by either the employee or employer). The notice period will increase to one month upon the successful completion of the probationary period.
PENSION AND LIFE COVER
After 3 months' employment, employees will be auto-enrolled into the College's pension scheme according to legislative thresholds. Those who are not eligible for auto-enrolment may still elect to join the College's pension scheme.
Initially, when joining the College's pension scheme, employees will become a member of the College's Group Personal Pension Plan (GPP). For this Plan, known as Tier 1, the employee contributes 5% and the employer 3%.
After 9 month's membership of the Tier 1 plan employees may opt to join Tier 2, which is also a Group Personal Pension
Plan and the contributions are 5% from the employee and a 9% contribution from the College.
Employees in Tier 1 automatically qualify for a Life Cover of 2 times salary. On entry to Tier 2 Life Cover changes to 4 times salary.
ENHANCED DISCLOSURE AND BARRING CHECK
Winchester College is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children at the school. Therefore, this appointment will be subject to a successful Enhanced Disclosure Barring check. This will provide details of convictions, reprimands, warnings, cautions and bind overs as per the DBS filtering guidance. A policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders,
and information about DBS filtering, is available upon request from the HR Department if required. The college may approach previous employers to seek verification, in addition to obtaining references provided by the candidate.
DATA PROTECTION
Winchester College collects and processes relevant personal data as part of its everyday operations and is obliged to process it in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. The school is the Data Controller of this data under the Act and is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office; its registration number is Z5751669.
Any queries about this policy or how personal data is processed by the school should be referred to the Data Protection Liaison Officer.
Job title
Catering & Food Distribution Assistant
Job reference
WREQ000353
Date posted
15/08/2019
Application closing date
04/01/2020
Location
Blank
Salary
£9.07/hour £12,557 (gross) per annum
Package
Generous benefits pacakgae
Blank
Blank
Job category/type
Blank
Blank
Job description
THE CATERING DEPARTMENT
The Catering department is run by the Head of Catering and Hospitality who is supported by two managers. The College does not have a centralised dining room and each boarding house runs its own kitchen which caters for about 70 boys and guests. We employ nearly 30 Head Chefs and Chefs along with many Kitchen and Dining Room Assistants.
During the course of a day our Catering Department produces nearly 2,500 meals all from scratch and from fresh ingredients.
In addition to this we also cater for many functions, both for internal and external clients. The Functions team is led by the Functions Manager, who is assisted by Supervisors, and also Catering Assistants. The permanent team is supported when required by casual staff.
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Working within the College Catering Department, the post-holder will firstly report to the Chef Manager and then to the Head of College Catering & Hospitality.
The role will satisfy two needs:
Driving & Deliveries
* Delivery of meals to the school's Medical Centre, and presenting it for pupils;
* Delivery of meals to other venues around the campus;
* Delivery of pre-packed/picnic meals to school transport pick-up points;
* Delivery of food and drink to sports locations around campus, and, occasionally, locally;
* When required, delivery of catering equipment & provisions to the Headmaster's house or other venues;
* Any other delivery of provisions or catering equipment around campus that might be requested;
* Loading and unloading products onto the delivery vehicle and making sure that the loads are safely secured;
* Daily inspection of the delivery vehicle, before and after routes are complete;
* Cleaning of the vehicle at the start and end of each shift;
* School vehicles are returned to a secure place at the end of each shift, and the key security process is followed;
* Work with the rest of the catering team to lend a hand whenever needed;
* Complying with all Health & Safety requirements in both catering outlets and on the road;
* Any other duties, which may reasonably be asked of you by your Line Manager, or any other designated person within the school.
Catering/Kitchen work
* Helping to maintain cleanliness of College Kitchen and equipment;
* Assisting the Kitchen Assistants with the preparation of foodstuffs, including vegetables, and with the 'potwash';
* Providing any other assistance to the Chef Manager & Head of College Catering that might reasonably be requested;
* Maintain Food Hygiene certification, & undertake other relevant training the School may require, including but not limited to H&S, Allergies, First Aid, Manual Handling, Fire Safety and Safeguarding.
PERSONAL QUALITIES
This role is likely to suit applicants with previous experience of working in a food production environment who would also enjoy wider contact with the school's many different departments.
Applicants should have a current Food Hygiene certificate (or be willing to obtain one) and be physically fit enough to cope with the demands of the job, which will include loading a vehicle with insulated food boxes, carrying crates of crockery, etc.
In addition, applicants must hold a full UK driving licence and be aged 25+. Evidence of these points will be required from any candidate asked to attend an interview.
A smart appearance, a high standard of personal hygiene and a friendly personality are desirable.
TERMS OF SERVICE
START DATE
September 2019
HOURS OF WORK
The standard start-time will be 12 noon, with a finish time of 7 pm, Monday-Saturday, term-time only. The post holder will be expected to work occasional Sundays depending on termly routines. During weeks that include an Exeat weekend/Leave out, they may work 39 hours over fewer days. A weekly rota will be devised by the Catering management team and communicated in good time.
A half-hour unpaid break should be taken at a convenient time, but should be avoided during the first and last hours of any shift.
The post-holder will be expected to work occasionally to support school events, including but not limited to: an annual Saturday open-day each June (attendance required 8 am until 6 pm). Before and during these occasions it is likely that additional hours will be required: these should be authorised in advance by the Head of Catering & Hospitality.
There may be the opportunity to work extra hours during school holidays for additional pay, at events held for external customers or to support third party residential group bookings.
SALARY
The hourly rate is GBP 9.07 per hour which equates to a salary of GBP 12,557 (gross) per annum. Salary is paid monthly, in arrears, to a nominated bank account in 12 equal payments. Salary levels are reviewed on 1 September annually and pay for this role will next be reviewed in 2020.
UNIFORM AND FOOD
Certain items of uniform and protective clothing will be provided, including polo shirts, sweatshirts and safety footwear.
Laundering of uniform items is the responsibility of the individual.
Staff are not entitled to meals at the College's expense.
HOLIDAYS
This position is entitled pro rata to the statutory holidays. All holiday must be taken outside of normal working hours. Bank holidays which occur during term time are considered to be normal working days.
PROBATION AND NOTICE PERIODS
The first four working months of employment will be a probationary period. During this period conduct and performance will be reviewed. The College may extend the probationary period if it is deemed to be required. During the probationary period the notice required to terminate employment will be one week (by either the employee or employer). The notice period will increase to one month upon the successful completion of the probationary period.
PENSION AND LIFE COVER
After 3 months' employment, employees will be auto-enrolled into the College's pension scheme according to legislative thresholds. Those who are not eligible for auto-enrolment may still elect to join the College's pension scheme.
Initially, when joining the College's pension scheme, employees will become a member of the College's Group Personal Pension Plan (GPP). For this Plan, known as Tier 1, the employee contributes 5% and the employer 3%.
After 9 month's membership of the Tier 1 plan employees may opt to join Tier 2, which is also a Group Personal Pension
Plan and the contributions are 5% from the employee and a 9% contribution from the College.
Employees in Tier 1 automatically qualify for a Life Cover of 2 times salary. On entry to Tier 2 Life Cover changes to 4 times salary.
ENHANCED DISCLOSURE AND BARRING CHECK
Winchester College is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children at the school. Therefore, this appointment will be subject to a successful Enhanced Disclosure Barring check. This will provide details of convictions, reprimands, warnings, cautions and bind overs as per the DBS filtering guidance. A policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders,
and information about DBS filtering, is available upon request from the HR Department if required. The college may approach previous employers to seek verification, in addition to obtaining references provided by the candidate.
DATA PROTECTION
Winchester College collects and processes relevant personal data as part of its everyday operations and is obliged to process it in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. The school is the Data Controller of this data under the Act and is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office; its registration number is Z5751669.
Any queries about this policy or how personal data is processed by the school should be referred to the Data Protection Liaison Officer.